Namco recently revealed new information concerning its upcoming PlayStation 2 title Tales of Rebirth. Unlike 3D cel-shaded soon-to-be-released Tales of Symphonia, Tales of Rebirth features a 2D world populated by 2D sprites.

The twist is in combat, which splits the traditional Linear Motion Battle System into three separate lines. Players must strategically arrange their characters on these battle lines in order to defeat monsters and survive battles. In addition, some attacks can stretch beyond a character's prescribed line.

Tales of Rebirth still has an unspecified Japanese release date. A North American release has not been announced.